Starcraft 2 and the Facebook integration

[Eccho]

So, what is your overall opinon about this?
Good, bad, doesnt bother at all?

http://kotaku.com/5531740/starcraft-ii-hooks-up-with-facebook
http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/press/pressreleases.html?100505

BATTLE.NET® AND FACEBOOK INTEGRATION ANNOUNCED
Blizzard Entertainment’s next-generation online gaming platform will integrate with Facebook to enhance social gaming experience

PARIS, France – May 5, 2010 - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that its Battle.net® gaming service will integrate with Facebook®, linking the world's premier online gaming platform with the world's most popular social platform. The first step in the integration will enable StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ players to quickly add Blizzard gamers who are friends on Facebook to their Battle.net friend lists, facilitating their social gaming experience on the service.

"We're pleased to be working with Facebook to integrate their platform with Battle.net to enhance the social-entertainment experience for our players," said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. "This new functionality will make it easier than ever to connect with friends on Battle.net and play StarCraft II and future Blizzard Entertainment games together."

The new Facebook functionality in Battle.net will be tested in the near future via the ongoing StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beta test and will be available to all StarCraft II players when the game ships later this year. Information about other Facebook-related features on Battle.net will be announced at a later date.

 

[Statharas]

..My god...I think i lost all of my hopes in Blizzard.. IS THAT YOUR BIRTHDAY GIFT BLIZZARD?

 

[Amigurumi]

/me takes out his gun and shoots himself.

 

[kingbdogz]

I don't know why people are overacting; it doesn't affect the game any differently. If you don't want to use the Facebook features it has to offer you don't have to.

 

[Omniferous]

I don't know why people are overacting; it doesn't affect the game any differently. If you don't want to use the Facebook features it has to offer you don't have to.

IAWTC.

It would be more viable for me to mock this announcement if I wasn't Facebook friends with two of my long time friends from Warcraft 3. Honestly, I bet a few years from now people will think it's pretty normal to have RealID friends as Facebook friends.

 

[falcoknight]

At least b.net isn't hooking up with eHarmony.

 

[Statharas]

F*ck facebook

 

[Hawkwing]

I like this.. Honestly.

 

[Cihparg]

I hate this... Honestly.

 

[Etzer]

I really hope this is a quite late Aprils fools, or as in my country, May cat...

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Fuck this sh1t. X_x

Not going to buy whole game.

 

[killer1390]

It doesn't affect anything. So I don't care. But if it did, I would be very annoyed.

 

[Kimbo]

Why does this bother you? Seriously? Its about your ALREADY existing friends on facebook being added to your b.net account, you know..people you would usually know in rl before meeting them first time on b.net...

I dont understand how this is a legit reason to "RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE"...

 

[Eccho]

I forgot to say my opinion. I frankly think it doesnt sound that bad. You already have the option to add a friend in sc2 as a "IRL" displaying his true sur and last name. Facebook will only add some few features further and more or less, attract more people to the game.